Revealed comparative advantages and regional specialization: Evidence from Colombia in the Pacific Alliance
This paper is a methodological contribution to the calculation and use of Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) indexes. We first explain why the RCA index of Contribution to the Trade Balance (CTB) is theoretically relevant. However, as other RCA indexes might also be reliable measures of comparativ...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Applied Economics |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15140326.2019.1627722 |